Development & Finances
The company decided to __________ more money to research and development.
a) allocate
b) drive up
c) stagnate
4) prosper
allocate
Rephrase the sentence using inversion:
I have never seen such a beautiful view.
Never have I seen such a beautiful view.
Choose the correct option:
The woman ______ near the window is my mother.
A. standing
B. stood
C. stands
A. standing
I suggest that he ______ the manager immediately.
A. contacts
B. contact
C. contacted
B. contact
Після suggest that у subjunctive вживаємо base form:
he contact, не he contacts.
Choose the best fixed expression.
It’s raining, and we’re tired. __________, we still have to finish the trip.
A. Truth be told
B. Be that as it may
C. Heaven forbid
B. Be that as it may
Be that as it may, we still have to finish the trip.
= Як би там не було / навіть якщо це правда, ми все одно маємо продовжувати поїздку.
The new rules may __________ small businesses from growing quickly.
a) exceed
b) hinder
c) stand a chance
d) project
hinder
Choose the correct option.
Not only ______ late, but he also forgot the documents.
A. he was
B. was he
C. he is
D. is he
B. was he
Rephrase using a participle clause:
Because she was tired after work, she went straight home.
Being tired after work, she went straight home.
It is important that she ______ on time.
A. is
B. be
C. was
B. be
It is important/necessary/essential that + subject + base verb
Complete the sentence with the correct fixed expression.
__________, I have never enjoyed public speaking.
A. Truth be told
B. So be it
C. Come what may
A. Truth be told
Truth be told, I have never enjoyed public speaking.
= Чесно кажучи, я ніколи не любила виступати публічно.
It is difficult to __________ the exact cause of the problem.
a) conflict
b) trade
c) grow wealthy
d) determine
determine
Rephrase the sentence using Hardly ... when.
She entered the room, and the phone rang immediately.
Hardly had she entered the room when the phone rang.
Rephrase:
After they had finished the project, they presented it to the client.
Having finished the project, they presented it to the client.
= First they finished the project, then they presented it.
Rewrite the sentence using wish:
I don’t have enough free time.
I wish I had more free time.
Для нереальної ситуації в теперішньому часі:
wish + Past Simple
Match the expression to its meaning.
A. If necessary
B. Used after someone sneezes
C. No matter what happens
D. There is nothing we can do about it
C — Come what may = що б не сталося
A — If need be = якщо буде потрібно
D — So be it = нехай так / нічого не вдієш
B — Bless you = будь здоровий / будь здорова
A business may stagnate because __________.
your answer
Correct the mistake:
No sooner the meeting had started than the fire alarm went off.
No sooner had the meeting started than the fire alarm went off.
Rephraseу the sentence using a participle clause.
The report, which was prepared by the financial department, showed that production costs had exceeded the budget.
Prepared by the financial department, the report showed that production costs had exceeded the budget.
Correct the sentence:
I would rather you don’t tell anyone about this.
I would rather you didn’t tell anyone about this.
Після would rather + another person використовуємо Past Simple для теперішнього/майбутнього значення:
I would rather you didn’t tell anyone.
= Я б воліла, щоб ти нікому не казав/не казала.
Correct the sentence.
Far be it for me to criticize your work, but I think this design needs more contrast.
Far be it from me to criticize your work, but I think this design needs more contrast.
High taxes can hinder __________.
Create a conditional sentence with inversion
Ми можемо використовувати інверсію у певних типах умовних речень, коли if-частина починається зі слів has, were чи should. Речення з інверсією іноді звучать формальніше, ніж речення з більш традиційною конструкцією.
First conditional:
If you decide to cancel the contract, please let me know by Friday.
Should you decide to cancel the contract, please let me know by Friday.
Second conditional:
If she were to find out that he was cheating on her, she would go mad.
Were she to find out that he was seeing someone else, she'd go berserk.
Third conditional:
If he had not resigned, we would have been forced to sack him.
Had he not resigned, we would have been obliged to give him the sack.
After the goods had been transported to the warehouse, they were checked by the manager.
Having been transported to the warehouse, the goods were checked by the manager.
I would rather ______ coffee than tea.
A. drink
B. drinking
C. drank
A. drink
Same subject
would rather + V1
Rephrase the sentence using Come hell or high water:
Kevin is determined to finish the project no matter what happens.
Kevin is going to finish the project come hell or high water.